{"id":628853,"date":"2026-08-28T13:00:43","date_gmt":"2026-08-28T17:00:43","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/ambcrypto.com\/?p=628853"},"modified":"2026-08-28T06:13:18","modified_gmt":"2026-08-28T10:13:18","slug":"occ-and-fdic-finalize-rule-defining-unsafe-practices-to-combat-crypto-debanking","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/ambcrypto.com\/occ-and-fdic-finalize-rule-defining-unsafe-practices-to-combat-crypto-debanking\/","title":{"rendered":"OCC and FDIC finalize rule defining &#8216;unsafe practices&#8217; to combat crypto debanking"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">U.S banking regulators are racing to codify rules to prevent widely reported crypto debanking, commonly known as \u2018Operation Chokepoint 2.0.\u2019\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">On 27th August, the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation (FDIC) and the Office of the Comptroller of the Currency (OCC) jointly moved to finalize <a href=\"https:\/\/www.fdic.gov\/news\/press-releases\/2026\/agencies-issue-final-rule-prioritize-material-financial-risks\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">rules<\/a> that define the term \u201cunsafe or unsound practices\u201d in bank supervision.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Speaking on the same, Head of the OCC Jonathan V. Gould said the move will help bank leaders to avoid distractions and focus on \u201cmaterial financial risks.\u201d\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_628856\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-628856\" style=\"width: 594px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><a href=\"https:\/\/ambcrypto.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/Screenshot-2026-08-28-115420.png\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-628856 size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/ambcrypto.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/Screenshot-2026-08-28-115420.png\" alt=\"banks crypto OCC\" width=\"594\" height=\"205\" srcset=\"https:\/\/ambcrypto.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/Screenshot-2026-08-28-115420.png 594w, https:\/\/ambcrypto.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/Screenshot-2026-08-28-115420-300x104.png 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 594px) 100vw, 594px\" \/><\/a><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-628856\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Source: X<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Gould added that bank supervision should focus on substantive violations of law over concerns tied to policies, process, documentation, and other related enforcement standards. He concluded,\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<blockquote><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Today, the OCC is taking a number of historic steps to codify the agency\u2019s return to risk-based supervision, helping to ensure that its more reasonable, intentional approach to bank supervision endures.<\/span><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<h2>Why OCC, FDIC&#8217;s final rules matter to crypto<\/h2>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The final rules will effectively take effect 60 days after the guidelines appear in the Federal Register. For her part, former FOX Business reporter Eleanor Terrett billed the move as pro-crypto.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<blockquote><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">It marks another significant step toward unwinding \u201cOperation Choke Point 2.0.<\/span><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">She added that the term \u201cunsafe or unsound practices\u201d has remained undefined for years and was left to the discretion of bank examiners.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_628858\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-628858\" style=\"width: 702px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><a href=\"https:\/\/ambcrypto.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/Screenshot-2026-08-28-121217.png\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-628858 size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/ambcrypto.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/Screenshot-2026-08-28-121217.png\" alt=\"OCC crypto debanking\" width=\"702\" height=\"631\" srcset=\"https:\/\/ambcrypto.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/Screenshot-2026-08-28-121217.png 702w, https:\/\/ambcrypto.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/Screenshot-2026-08-28-121217-300x270.png 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 702px) 100vw, 702px\" \/><\/a><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-628858\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Source: Federal Reserve<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">In fact, during the Biden-era administration, the ambiguity of the term opened a leeway for regulators to enforce wide restrictions on crypto from the banking system. <\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Banks were warned not to engage with firms or persons dealing with crypto assets or stablecoins in 2022. As a result, crypto firms, related fintechs, founders and clients were debanked.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The supervisory guidance was only rescinded in early 2025 after President Donald Trump assumed office.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The current administration has since <a href=\"https:\/\/ambcrypto.com\/trump-orders-review-of-fed-master-account-rules-for-crypto-firms-details\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">instructed regulators<\/a> to remove any barriers that limit crypto and fintech firms from participating in the U.S banking system.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">As a result, Trump-era regulators have heeded the call, including the recent OCC-FDIC joint rule.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">However, Jeremy Kress, Associate Professor of Business Law at the University of Michigan Ross, slammed the rule.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<blockquote><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">A terrible rule that exceeds the OCC\u2019s\/FDIC\u2019s statutory authority, conflicts with established judicial precedent, and will undermine effective supervision. Should be rescinded expeditiously by the next administration.<\/span><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<figure id=\"attachment_628861\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-628861\" style=\"width: 730px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><a href=\"https:\/\/ambcrypto.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/OCC-crypto-Bloomberg.jpg\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-628861\" src=\"https:\/\/ambcrypto.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/OCC-crypto-Bloomberg.jpg\" alt=\"OCC crypto debanking\" width=\"730\" height=\"665\" srcset=\"https:\/\/ambcrypto.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/OCC-crypto-Bloomberg.jpg 1130w, https:\/\/ambcrypto.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/OCC-crypto-Bloomberg-300x273.jpg 300w, https:\/\/ambcrypto.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/OCC-crypto-Bloomberg-1024x933.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/ambcrypto.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/OCC-crypto-Bloomberg-768x700.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 730px) 100vw, 730px\" \/><\/a><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-628861\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Source: Bloomberg<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The regulatory shift has been evident as the number of OCC bank charter approvals, including those tied to <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/ambcrypto.com\/trumps-world-liberty-gets-conditional-occ-nod-what-changes-for-usd1\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">stablecoin issuers<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> and crypto firms, soared during Trump\u2019s second term. Now, will the next administration reverse the changes or not? That is a question only time will answer.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<h2>Final Summary<\/h2>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><em><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">OCC and FDIC are set to finalize rules to limit crypto de-banking by defining what practices can be deemed \u2018unsafe or unsound\u2019<\/span><\/em><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><em><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">A legal analyst has called for the next administration to scrap the rule, calling it \u2018terrible\u2019 and anti-supervision of banks.\u00a0<\/span><\/em><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<hr \/>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>OCC bank charter approvals, some tied to crypto firms, have increased during Trump&#8217;s second term. <\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":79,"featured_media":628864,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"om_disable_all_campaigns":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[44,66,4,20],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-628853","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","category-global-news","category-new-news","category-social","category-trading-view"],"acf":[],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO Premium plugin v28.0 (Yoast SEO v28.3) - https:\/\/yoast.com\/product\/yoast-seo-premium-wordpress\/ -->\n<title>OCC and FDIC finalize rule defining &#039;unsafe practices&#039; 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